ENERGY STATISTICS IN GHANA
Organization, Characteristics and Challenges
SEVENTH MEETING OF THE OSLO GROUP OF ENERGY
STATISTICS
HELSINKI, FINLAND
2 3 – 2 6 TH O C T O B E R , 2 0 1 2
BY
SALIFU ADDO
ENERGY COMMISSION OF GHANA
Presentation Outline
 Introduction
 What statistics do we collect?
 Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana
 Features of Ghana Energy Statistics
 Challenges to Energy Statistics in Ghana
 Way forward
Introduction
The Energy Commission was established in 1997 under an act of parliament (Act 541) to
provide for the regulation, management, development and utilization of energy resources in
Ghana.
The Commissions function include;

Government’s energy policy advisor by making national energy policy recommendations to the
Minister for Energy
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Formulate national policies for the development and utilization of indigenous energy resources

To prescribe and enforce legislative instruments standards of performance and technical and
operational rules of practise for the supply, distribution, sale of electricity and natural gas to
consumers by public utilities
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To promote energy efficiency and productive uses of electricity, natural gas and petroleum products
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To license utilities for the transmission, wholesale supply, distribution and sale of electricity and
natural gas
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To secure a comprehensive energy database for national energy plan and policy research
What statistics do we collect?
 Electricity
•
Generation, import, export, transmission, and distribution, losses (transmission & distribution),
peak demand etc.
 Crude Oil
•
Production, import for refinery and electricity generation, export.
 Natural Gas
•
Production, Import, use for electricity generation, flared, re-injected
 Petroleum Products
•
Production, import, export, consumption
 Prices
•
Crude Oil Prices, electricity prices, petroleum product, wood-fuel (firewood and charcoal)
 Woodfuel

Charcoal – production & consumption; firewood – production & consumption; woodfuel stock level
etc.
 Demographic and Economic
•
GDP, per capita income, inflation, population, exchange rates etc.
Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana
VRA, IPPs
Transmission,
Import/export
GRIDCo
Distribution
ECG, NEDCo
Pricing
PURC
Crude Oil Production
Petroleum
Energy Balance
GNPC
Refinery
TOR
Import & Export
TOR, BDCs
Distribution
Annual Energy
Statistics
Planning & Policy
NPA
Energy Commission
Electricity
Generation
Energy Efficiency
OMCs
Pricing
Production,
Consumption
Surveys etc
Export
Gcnet
Academic
Research
Woodfuel
Private/NGOs
Demographic,
Economic etc
Population, GDP etc
GSS, BoG etc
Organization of Energy Statistics in Ghana cont’d
Additional Survey
Periodicity
Sample size
Interview method
Household
Commercial & Service
At least every 3-5 years At least every 3-5 years
Determined based on
PHC & GLSS
Face - to face
Characteristics of
building, floor area,
Energy consumption
(electricity, petroleum,
renewables),
penetration of electrical
Questionnaire
appliances, energy use
structure & content
for lighting, cooling and
appliance use, energy
intensities, Expenditure
on energy, Energy
efficiency, other sources
of energy etc.
Industrial
At least every 3-5 years
Determined from the
Determined in collaboration directory of industrial
with the GSS
establishment
published my GSS
Face - to face
Face - to face
Capacity utilization,
Characteristics of building,
level of output, energy
floor area of building, Energy consumption electricity,
consumption (electricity,
petroleum, renewables
petroleum, renewables), use etc), energy intensities,
of electrical appliances,
energy use for process
energy intensities,
heating, process
Expenditure on energy,
cooling and
Energy efficiency, other
refrigeration, machine
sources of energy etc
drive etc, energy
efficiency practices etc
Features of Ghana's Energy Statistics
 Section One:
Energy Balance and Indicators
 Section Two:
Electricity (Installed capacity, generation, import, export,
transmission, distribution, consumption, peak demand, losses etc.)
 Section Three:
Petroleum (Production, import, export, consumption etc)
 Section Four:
Woodfuel (Production, import, export, consumption etc)
 Section Five:
Energy Prices (Electricity, crude oil, petroleum products, woodfuel
(firewood & charcoal) etc
Features of Ghana Energy Statistics
 Total Installed Electricity Generation Capacity (MW)
Installed Capacity
(MW)
%
Hydro
1,180
54.4
Thermal
990
45.6
2,170
100
Type
Total
Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d
Electricity Generation (2000 – 2011)
Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d
Electricity Generation
Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d
Electricity Consumption by Sector (2000 – 2011)
Features of Ghana’s Energy Statistics’ cont’d
Petroleum Product Consumption (2000 – 2011)
Features of Ghana Energy Statistics cont’d
 Population with access to electricity
Challenges to Energy Statistics
 Increase in the number of institutions in the sector as a result of reform
 Energy market becoming more complex (from one national refinery (Tema Oil Refinery) in charge of
production, import and sales of petroleum products to 9 Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) importing
finished products and 56 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) engaged in distribution of petroleum
products). From one electricity generation and transmission company (VRA) and one distribution
company (ECG) to 2 generating companies (VRA & SAP), 1 transmission company (GRIDCo) and 3
distribution companies (ECG, NEDCo and EPC)
 Increase confidentiality (OMCs reluctant to release data)
 Difficulty in collecting primary data during surveys
 Non response to survey questionnaires and consumers afraid of releasing data during surveys (e.g.
ECs Energy Use Survey – 2010)
 Increasing demand for data
 Increasing demand for data for various policy analysis such as climate change, energy efficiency
studies etc. (e.g. Office of Promotion of Energy Efficiency in EC need detailed and disaggregated
data to formulate energy efficiency programmes and policies)
 Delay in getting response to data request from sector institutions
 VRA, GRIDCo, etc being state institutions delay in responding to data request made to
them
 Lack of adequate resources

Difficulty in securing the necessary funding to undertake surveys etc.
Way forward
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Continue to strengthen expertise and experience to ensure
more accurate and complete statistics
Continue to collaborate with international agency such as the
IEA and UNSD in the area of capacity building to produce a
more quality energy statistics
Establishing a comprehensive energy database to facilitate
compilation and dissemination of energy statistics
Continue education of target population and the general public
on the need to release data during surveys
Conclusion
 Idea of establishing the Oslo group is a laudable one
 We welcome the opportunity of working with the
group
 Will go a long way in enhancing the quality if energy
statistics across the world
Thank You